Amon-Anwar.

Halifirien Beacon

Hill of Awe.

The first of 7 beacon hills when coming from the West in Anórien of Gondor, the beacon was the westernmost of the beacons in Anórien and was in the Firien-woods beneath Ered Nimrais where the Mering Stream runs towards river Entwash and the Mouths of Entwash.

Halifirien meant in the tongue of the Rohirrims The Holy Mountain. but it also had the name of Amon Anwar in the Sindarin tongue which meant Hill of Awe. The second beacon in line was Calenhad.

Halifirien beacon was the highest of the beacons and it appeared to be standing up alone out of the wood. Behind it was a deep cleft, the Firien Dale. Out of the cleft it rose like a sheer wall but its outer slopes northwards were long and nowhere steep and trees grew upon it almost to its summit. As the hill descended the trees became ever more dense, especially along the Mering Stream. The Great West Road passed through the wood at the feet of the hill.

From the Great West Road a path opened up towards it summit. It turned from near the Great West Roads entrance into the wood and wounded its way up to the end of the trees. There was an ancient stairway of stone leading to the beacon site, a wide leveled circle of level turf with lodges in the trees for the beacon wardens. At the eastern side stood a low mound on which grew the white flowers Alfirin or as they also were called Simbelmynë. Here was the secret tomb of Elendil and from this tomb come the awe that dwelled on this hill and the woods below, later around Third age 2510 -11 the bones of Elendil was removed to the hallows of Minas-Tirith.

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